question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 "news at noon," on your side. this is breaking news. >> following breaking news from montgomery county. a student at northwood high school hospitalized after being a fight inside school. the victim's injuries are not life-threatening. exactlyon't know what was used as a weapon and they cannot identify the suspect. continue to follow the latest. opening statements begin today for two police officers accused

beating the university of maryland student. the two prince george's werey police officers beating johne mckenna. penelope john gonzalez. it is the video shot from a dormitory room that will be crucial. minutes after the jury, made up men and seven women, courtroom, prosecutors played the video over and over again during opening arguments. the two prince george's county with firste charged e assault. degre reginald baker and james harrison. the video clearly shows an abuse power, broken trust, and of the law, say prosecutors. the prosecutors told a jury that old student was officersbeaten by the had handcuffs on several not the doctor

until eight hours after he was beaten. he suffered a concussion, a .ajor bruises to his body the defense attorneys are dramatically different picture from that in march of 2010, arguing not a celebration of following the basketball but it was a full-blown riot with destruction of property and fire. they claim the officers used a force aftero suspect disobey orders. we understand he could testify today.y as reporting live from upper marlboro, john gonzalez. >> the former army ranger hisicted of killing at the gaithersburg apartment will be sentenced today. gary smith was found guilty last h of involuntary manslaughter in the 2006 death

of michael mcqueen. he first told police that the himself but later story. the an appeals court threw out his conviction for the death. a military judge in guantanamo a weeklong pretrial hearing for the september 11 attacks pillars. -- killers. family members of the victims invited to a wide shot on television even though the trial is being held in guantanamo bay. the 14-year-old girl targeted girl's education criticingn and groups, thousands of have come out across the outrage against taliban attack on the girl. >> she was an inspiration to

young people. was a cowardly act on this girl and her school friends a campaign for a bit girls in pakistan. >> by tristani officials believe attempted assassins are still on the lows. has vowed to target her and her family again until they are killed. officials believe that her attempt assassins are loose.n >> now the weather. >> folks are getting wet. the heaviest showers are north of interstate 66 in northern , moving across parts of into princenty county, pushing into maryland, silver spring, rockville, trying to get wet.tle we expect rainfall to continue

on and off through the day. from theont approaches front trying to clear the mountains. we will have a chance of for the rest of the day. flying out of our york city or philadelphia, there are delays. call ahead. 73 degrees at 5:00 and the be ending late tonight. the seven-day forecast in a moment. back to you. >> thank you. story,ing a developing firefighters in manassas now say 80 store units were damaged or in a fire that started on sudley road. was hurt, but working tors are out how the huge fire got started. >> prince george's county investigating the fire in upper marlboro. fire broke out add a home on

peachleaf. the woman later died. investigators believe the fire accidental and expect to identityhe victim's later today. two virginia veterinarians g in montana. disappeared in glacier national park. rescuers are in a race against the clock. brianne carter has more. >> 32-year-old neal peckens is be and his gn office , but the animal missingisk is still hiking trip last week >> . he's very caring and compassionate. >> and his friend jason been at thed park in montana. supposed to fly back on friday but never made the flight. both men are very smart. colleagues and friends are g for. their safe for

>> we are just drawn together as a company and staying positive doingying prayers and what we can for the family. >> national park service rescue out. headed back rescuers have been looking for e two men since saturday, including using specialized dog teams. with more than a foot of snow on the trails and other winter conditions, officials believe they may have gotten lost. they located a campfire and footints thought to be those the men, but no sign the of the long tons friends. his neighbors hope he will be home soon. it is concerning because he has a small daughter. commerce department's as rose 1.1% in september. 1.2%s on the heels of increase in august. goldman sachs of the largest since october 2010. the numbers reflect growing confidence in the u.s. economy. to the campaign trail, quiet day as both candidates prepare

their second debate tomorrow night in new york. practicing at a williamsburg. republican nominee mitt romney practicing in boston. a new washington post poll the candidates are locked in a dead heat nationally. only one in eight voters at point still say they're undecided. >> are partners at "politico have released a new poll that of life for signs the romney campaign. romney leaves 50% to 48% in states including virginia and ohio among likely voters. three-quarters of those who d the first debate said that romney was the winner. regardless, 53% of voters still the president will win reelection. from 61%.n >> if you are not registered to vote, today is the final day for residents ifd.c. to vote in the november election. register in person at

local election office or by mail. and october 15 postmark is the only application that will be acceptable. >> people on both sides of the aisle remembering former pennsylvania senator arlen after a battleed yesterday. during his three decades in the wh he was, wo was often with fellow republicans. parties late in his career. he was 82 years old. often at odds with. this fellow with we will take you inside the blowing plunged from 24 e the surface of the era. >> and the one time wedding crasher, she may be planning a band member. >> and we have a story behind ae shore support for the world to means

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about pink atl one school in alexandria. >> they put on their pink clothing, giving a big show of theort to someone who means world to them. story.labanji has the wearing pink and boys wearing pink. the staff and teachers too. a show of support for the school principal, ms. jackson, a recent survivor.cer but i know they support me and parents support me and we has breastryone who cancer. >> she's been a survivor and is inspiration to everybody. parents have organized today's event. they decorated the teachers lounge and in front of the they are out there this morning handing out pink students even though too young to understand what cancer really

is. just that our principal we much went through a sickness and she's better now will celebrate that fact. correct was gone several months as she went through radiation and chemotherapy. parents tell us they are glad she's back and healthier than ever. sign of how another wonderful we are as a community. >> i think it really touched her, and that touches us because much to our school. jackson now volunteers at a hospital helping other breast cancer patients. she hopes her students in the future. >> more than anything, i want back and know they can help others. what we tried to instill in our children. pink!nk >> the space shuttle endeavor now finally is at its new home. the 12-mile trip from los angeles international airport to the california space science about 17 hours

longer than expected. 10th seeded crawling along right and shops inuses the streets of los angeles. passedttle had to we've poles and trees. -- weave past. it goes on display at the end of e month. >> drivers can expect closures, the mclean metro rail station on the silver line. they are installing a pedestrian that goes across route 123. t's part of the dulles corridor metro rail project. until 5:00 tomorrow morning. we are used to seeing the trees change in this time of year. the season are a ireland.rent in

the northern lights. headed there on thursday. activewe have to really now with sunspots, which helped to create the or borealis. -- aurora borealis. if you did not see it, take a this.t exciting thing of the day for me. i caught it on camera. >> gorgeous. the sun rise just before 7:00 this morning. -- surise. enjoy it while it lasts. the sun came up and then it got overcast. we have some showers. degrees right now at reagan national with a dew point of 60. the wind out of the southwest, bringing warmer temperatures and moisture.at you can see on doppler radar,

loudoun county, montgomery county , some showers montgomeryin. it is not amounting to much. the highest report i could find only a 10th of an inch of rain. sa si d front affecting the great lakes to the deep south. a few thunderstorms could be in southern maryland and peninsula. delmarva d.c. and its the all the way up and down east coast. we will see cooler air heading our way. futurecast shows high pressure it.ding in quickly behind will bring the clearing temperaturesler tomorrow. for today, cloudy skies with showers and a few thunderstorms, 69-74 degrees. tonight, showers ending,

.ecoming partly cloudy 42-50 degrees tonight, getting chilly outside again. the seven-day forecast, good, although a average,lder than sunshine, 65 degrees. in the '70s on wednesday and thursday and feeling comfortable the week and staying dry friday.or the weekend looks good. >> not a bad week ahead. thanks so much. >> we will remember the closest world ever came to nuclear war. missile crisis, the anniversary. we have the untold story of american killed by friendly fire. handwritten story his john f.eceived from .ennedy richard -- a handwritten letter.

if you like to attend a free askedis is the wilson center at 1:00. deathix baumgartner's capsuleleaps from a above the new desert. >> we will look at what it means for future

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- preparation, aof record shattering space junk jump goesthe books -- into the book. felix baumgartner jumps from than 24 miles above the new mexico desert. in the first seconds of free fall, the broke a record, human tothe first break the sound barrier without vehicle. he reached speeds of 833 miles

per hour. is being called a space pioneer. taking it is still now.n for >> still so many emotions right now. thatave thought about many times, what will like and what will it like and it's much greater than i anticipated. they will study all the data d pressurespecialize suit. the nextusher in of space suits if it held up well. >> amazing. former reality tv star and onetime white house party michaele salahi is now engaged. her manager says that her boyfriend neal schon, a guitarist for the group journey, proposed. him awayun off with

her husbandband and missing at one .ime, a while back >> a mother serving prison time her steps sonof andrew by making him the 22 tablespoons of salt. her husband and children will join in on the discussion as well, on "katie" this afternoon. join in on the discussion as well, on "katie" this afternoon. >> still ahead, jacqu

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we can't rebuild america by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> welcome back. at the weather. so beautiful starting the day with that sunrise. >> the afternoon is not quite as have a few showers. you can see them on the doppler in loudoun county and fox and -- a fair fairfax and montgomery counties. it should be drying up by late this evening. 73 degrees. tomorrow as the sunshine returns. most the week looks pretty good overall. we cannot complain. hopefully it will not be bad the eveningugh commute. thank you. commute. th[ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions

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